The love that I've waited and longed for is here in my arms at last   But she doesn't know all about me I'm just one step ahead of my past   Now I'm walking the old straight and narrow but yesterday's coming up fast   Cause you can't keep people from talking I'm just one step ahead of my past   Cause when I played at love I made my mistakes where everyone could see   Now I'm wondering if she'll understand is always haunting me   Will the news break the heart of my darling   And close the door to my future at last   Till the day she knows all about me I'm one step ahead of my past